Date Dreamed: 2013-12-07
Dream
The main idea was a new material based on small units shaped
like two cones connected at the pointy end. If the pieces were connected side
by side (unidirectional) then they would make a strong but flexible belt. If
connected alternately horizontal and vertical (bidirectional) they made a rigid beam. The
material was used to makes bikes due to its light weight and could apparently
be used for every part of the bike. The pieces were always
black or forest green. Throughout the dream, flashes were shown of a women’s
bike race conducted on self-constructed bikes. The bikes never seemed to be
working very well, but there was a wide variety of designs. Some were
traditional, some had pedals that drove both front and back wheels, and some had
a single tread like tire instead of wheels.
The later part of the dream was about another competition
involving the new material, but also Pokémon! My friend Shane was a
contestant and I was there watching him. Two islands were in a bottomless pit and connected by rope
bridges made from the invented material. Three boss Pokémon had to be beaten in
the cleverest way possible, and maybe the fastest. Shane’s plan was to use an
exploding kamikaze Pokémon on the first boss since he was standing on the
bridge and if you blew it up he would fall into the pit and be gone in one
move. At this point I noticed one of his Pokémon was the Heavy from Team Fortress 2 (it surprised me too). He said that the TF2 characters had been added as new Pokémon
with some sort of lame story used to justify it.
Context Explanations
Shane is my best friend and we used to play Pokémon on our
Gameboys back when it was a new thing (late 90’s nostalgia alert). Don’t worry
if you don’t know anything about Pokémon because this story completely fails to
resemble that game in any way.
Plot Holes
Were these women not allowed to design their bikes
beforehand, because they are struggling to get them to move at all?
Erection?
Yes
Analysis
Advanced construction materials are something that I find
interesting, so I guess I was trying to dream up something to build a space
elevator with. The contests represent a feeling that technological advances are
rarely used to their greatest benefit. I also have a deep seated fear that the
TF2 characters will eventually be in all video games (based on Steam promotions
this isn’t all that irrational).
Auguries
Pokémon foretell conflict, and the TF2 Heavy predicts
destruction. Dark times are ahead.
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